Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

WCh Rapid TB 2016 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event WCh Rapid TB 2016
Site New York USA
Round 4
Date 2016.11.30
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/4bppk/1p1p3Q/5R1P/4P3/5P2/r4q1P/7K b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.Nb3 Be7
  7. 7.c4 a5
  8. 8.Be3 a4
  9. 9.Nc1 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Qa5
  11. 11.Qd2 Na6
  12. 12.Be2 Nc5
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Rfc8
  15. 15.b4 axb3
  16. 16.axb3 Qd8
  17. 17.Nd3 Ne6
  18. 18.Nb4 Bc6
  19. 19.Rfd1 h5
  20. 20.Bf1 h4
  21. 21.Qf2 Nd7
  22. 22.g3 Ra3
  23. 23.Bh3 Rca8
  24. 24.Nc2 R3a6
  25. 25.Nb4 Ra5
  26. 26.Nc2 b6
  27. 27.Rd2 Qc7
  28. 28.Rbd1 Bf8
  29. 29.gxh4 Nf4
  30. 30.Bxf4 exf4
  31. 31.Bxd7 Qxd7
  32. 32.Nb4 Ra3
  33. 33.Nxc6 Qxc6
  34. 34.Nb5 Rxb3
  35. 35.Nd4 Qxc4
  36. 36.Nxb3 Qxb3
  37. 37.Qe2 Be7
  38. 38.Kg2 Qe6
  39. 39.h5 Ra3
  40. 40.Rd3 Ra2
  41. 41.R3d2 Ra3
  42. 42.Rd3 Ra7
  43. 43.Rd5 Rc7
  44. 44.Qd2 Qf6
  45. 45.Rf5 Qh4
  46. 46.Rc1 Ra7
  47. 47.Qxf4 Ra2+
  48. 48.Kh1 Qf2
  49. 49.Rc8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Qh6+

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